noun ▼

- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided(syn: standoff, tie)

the game ended in a draw

- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random(syn: lot)

the luck of the draw

- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack

he got a pair of kings in the draw

- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer (syn: hook, hooking)- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer

- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition

She was drawn to despairThe President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatumThe session was drawn to a close

- cause to flow- write a legal document or paper

The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office

- engage in drawing

He spent the day drawing in the garden

- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something

draw the shadesdraw the curtains

- allow a draft

This chimney draws very well

- require a specified depth for floating

This boat draws 70 inches

- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes

- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense- take in, also metaphorically- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes- thread on or as if on a string- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)

The archers were drawing their bows

- pass over, across, or through- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.- contract- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die

draw wire

- steep; pass through a strainer

draw pulp from the fruit

- remove the entrails of

draw a chicken

- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching

draw steel

- cause to localize at one point

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Examples

The computer can draw the graph for you.

Students drew maps of the states and labeled them.

She sat down and began to draw.

The case has drawn attention to the fact that many athletes never graduate.

I would like to draw your attention to the third line.

The band always draws a large crowd.

The college draws students from around the world.

The animals were drawn to the campsite by the smell of food.

We hope the display in the window will draw customers in from the street.

The lure of city life has drawn away many of the town's young people.

Their band is the main draw at the festival.

The festival is always a big draw.

He draws beautifully.

His days are drawing to a close.

Artificial teeth are apt to draw the mouth.

Phrasal verbs

draw away
— move ahead of (one's competitors) in a racedraw back
— pull back or move away or backwarddraw in
— pull inward or towards a centerdraw off
— remove by drawing or pullingdraw out
— cause to speakdraw up
— form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers